Special Approvals Approvals Required Prior to Purchase of these Items
Purchase Requirement |
Approval Required from |
Reference |
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Personnel Recruitment: Advertisements in newspapers |
Personnel Manager
Human Resources Officer |
DAO 208-2, Appendix E, 3/12/96 |
Paid Advertisements in newspapers (other than for recruitment of personnel) |
Head of Contracting Activity (HCA) or designee (refer to Operating Unit guidance) |
DAO 208-2, Appendix D, 3/12/96
and
FAR 5.502(a) |
Leasing of Motor Vehicles
(not associated with official travel) |
Head of Contracting Activity (HCA) or designee (refer to Operating Unit guidance) |
DAO 208-2, Appendix D, 3/12/96
and
FAR 8.1102 |
Agency’s ability
to pay for food for employees at certain events, such as training,
conferences, award ceremonies and cultural awareness programs. |
Operating Unit Chief Financial Officer (CFO). For Operating Units without CFOs, prior written approval from the equivalent level official is needed. |
DOC Memo dated 02
April 2008 New Legal Guidance the Use of Appropriate Funds to
Purchase Food for Non-Federal Attendees at Agency-Sponsored Conferences |
Printing and Duplicating
(exceeding the capacity of an office printer or copy machine)
(Includes printing, binding, blank work, composition, platemaking,
presswork, binding and micrographics as well as related supplies
that are used and equipment that is usable in printing and binding
operations.) |
Operating Unit Printing Coordinator (for Census, NIST, NOAA, PTO and NTIS)
All others, contact DoC Office of Administrative Operations |
TITLE 44 & FAR 8.802(b)
All Government printing must be procured through established Government channels. Refer to Printing Coordinator for specific information. |
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Exception: Operating Units outside of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area may utilize their Regional GPO Printing Office without consulting with their operating unit Printing Coordinator. These OUs must utilize their Regional GPO Printing Office or request a waiver from their regional GPO office, prior to utilizing an open-market source. |
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Publication of scientific/research articles in professional journals |
Operating Unit Printing Coordinator (for Census, NIST, NOAA, PTO and NTIS)
All others, contact DoC Office of Administrative Operations |
Per the Office of Administrative Operations |
| Water |
HCO(A/OPC) |
B-147622, Dec.
7, 1961, 2 Comp. Gen. 776 (1923), B-147622, Dec. 7, 1961; see also, B-236330, August 14, 1989. |
Kitchen Appliances (e.g. coffee pot, refrigerator, microwaves…) |
Operating Unit building management official. |
GAO Decision B-302993, Use
of Appropriated Funds to Purchase Kitchen Appliances, June
24, 2004. |
| Training (commercial, not customized). |
SF-182 must be approved in accordance with Operating Unit procedures. |
DOC Human Resource Bulletin #076, December 10, 2007. |
